PHOTOS: PM, Sonia slay demons @ Ramlila Maidan

PHOTOS: PM, Sonia slay demons @ Ramlila Maidan

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday took aim at giant effigies of ten-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran before they were burnt to ashes at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari were among a large number of dignitaries who saw the evil going up in smoke.

Crowds burst into cheers as the fire crackers-stuffed effigies, dotting grounds and open spaces, crackled in fiery splendour at sundown.